by Sean O'Conor - Most popular for January 2010
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*Waiting inside a balmy Wembley for the Euro '96 semi-final between England and Germany to
kick-off, I heard Jurgen Klinsmann had not recovered from injury in time to play.No schadenfreude
from me then, as I wanted the satisfaction of beating Germany's finest and gaining revenge for the
heartbreaking Italia '90 semi-final.
Millwall fans might disagree but I think it's hard to dislike West Ham. History just courses
through their claret and blue veins.Standing on ground named after Henry VIII's queen, the club is
a totem of London's football heritage as the team of the East End, the spiritual heart of the
capital. Alf Garnett, the original Alfie Bunker, supported them, the skipper and hat-trick hero of
England's only
*Brad Guzan, uncharacteristically let in four goals at home for Aston Villa tonight, but the
Midlanders advanced to the League Cup Final at Wembley thanks to six in reply. Ten goals at Villa
Park tonight (7-4 on aggregate), no advert for defending. Man City or Utd, currently performing a
soccer version of Trading Places, await in the final on Feb 28th.
Ditto about the shameful lack of African Cup of Nations coverage in England - the BBC is only
showing it from the semi-finals on, and this is a World Cup year! Egypt have looked the best out
there and they did not make it to South Africa, so I don't know how much to read into the top-rated
African nation losing yesterday to the one who scraped into the World Cup via a playoff.
